Springfield Riots Leave Six Dead in Race War
Rioting in Springfield Friday and Saturday left six dead as mobs looted Lopez restaurant and burned dozens of homes. National Guard expanded to 4,200 troops with 3,000 militia unable to halt violence. leaders and witnesses report threats deterred testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Cone
William Donnigan
Frank Delmore
J. W. Scott
Bowe
W. H. Bowe
Billy
First Cavalry
Chicago
National Guard of
Illinois
Sixth Infantry
Eighth Infantry
J. B. Klein
First Infantry
Earl Nelson
Kankakee
Adjt
Scott
Klein
Scott Burton
John Caldwell
Puttin
Windsor Hotel
Louis Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Harl Hallam
Donnigtan
G. M. McDaniel
North Seventh Street
Riot Devastates Burned Springfield District
The Friday night riot in the burned Springfield district turned into a vicious race war with a red torch of anarchy. Ambulances ferried wounded to St John’s hospital and homes while the fire department could only guard white homes. Lopez fled through a rear exit after helping sheriff move prisoners.
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East Washington Street
St. John’s Hospital
Illinois Central
Loper
Lopez
Evans 15 Retired Famous Naval Commander Celebrated
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans of the United States Navy, at Lake Mohonk, reaches 62 and ends active service. Admirers flood the Mountain Hotel with telegrams and greetings as a birthday salute and formal ceremony honor his long naval career. A wheel chair entrance, eulogies, and a Roosevelt message mark the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Mohonk
N. Y
Robly D. Evans
United States Navy
Bob
Mountain Hotel
Santiago
Albert K. Smiley
J. Edward Simmons
New York
Admiral Evans
Simmons
Des Moines Insurance Executive Alfred T. Wimberly Found Dead
Alfred T. Wimberly state manager of Bankers' Life association of Des Moines Iowa was found dead in his Louisville home Tuesday afternoon from a pistol wound ruled self inflicted by coroner. A note on a table stated I am simply tired of life and I have despondent spells for which my Creator is responsible.
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Louisville
Alfred T. Wimberly
Bankers’ Life Association of
Des Moines
A. T. Wimberly
Indiana fugitive caught in Ottawa embezzlement case
A young man who arrived in Ottawa claiming the name Edward Craven announced a wine business plan. He was arrested Tuesday as Edward Cotteringham, treasurer of the Union Traction Co of Lipton, Indiana, on charges of embezzling $5,000.
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Ottawa
Ont
Edward Craven
Edward Cotteringham
Union Traction Company
Lipton
Ind
Seventy Miners Entombed At Maypole Mine Blast
Explosion at the Maypole mine owned by Pearson and Knowles destroys headgear and ventilation. About seventy miners are entombed amid fears of multiple deaths. Local authorities and rescuers race to reach the men as conditions worsen.
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Wigan
England
Maypole
Pearson & Knowles
Is Peruna Useful for Catarrh A Household Remedy
The article argues Peruna contains two kinds of ingredients: standard catarrh remedies and tonic herbs. It claims each principal ingredient has a proven reputation for addressing catarrh or acting as a tonic. It notes chronic catarrh is common and that past physicians have attempted cures without success.
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Ilinois
Springfield Company
William H. Bowe
Joe Farmer
Reece
Camp Lincoln
Mueller
Young
Lopeires
ENT
Madisom
Abta
Evans
Indiana
Tupper Lake
Joseph Eichberg
Cincinnati
Big Tupper Lake
Dr. Eichberg
Brother
Inlaw
Mr. Kuhn
John Champney
London
Lawrence Clark
McQuain
Cockburn
Libby
McNeilld& Libby
Sige
Iver
Carters
Iowa Cave
Corn Belt Land & Loan Company
New York City
P.O. Box
West
Texas Panhandle
Texas
J. Clyde Wolf Company
Indianapolis
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